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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171203
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SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY TWO: Christmas Concert
DESCRIPTION:IT’S CONCERT TIME!\nToday\, we’re off to Massey Hall for the annual Saint Michael’s Choir School Christmas Concert\, featuring Handel’s Messiah and an array of Seasonal Favourites.\nOkay\, so maybe one of us is actually performing….\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/christmas-concert/
CATEGORIES:Advent Calendar 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171204
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
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UID:1513-1512259200-1512345599@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY THREE: Family Book Exchange
DESCRIPTION:TODAY IS OUR FAMILY BOOK EXCHANGE!\nSecret-Santa-Style\, we’ll each choose someone in the house to buy a book for.\nUsed and road-side finds are A-okay!\nClick here to see our Family Book Exchange Picks for 2017: \n \n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-three-family-book-exchange/
CATEGORIES:Advent Calendar 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171205
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UID:1525-1512345600-1512431999@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY FOUR: Homemade Finishing Salts
DESCRIPTION:MAKE FINISHING SALTS!\nEach year\, we make a big batch of something magical\, glam it up\, and give it away as our signature gift!\nToday\, we’ll be creating some gorgeous spiced finishing salts for the kitchen.\n \nYou can find the recipe for Spiced Finishing Salts HERE.\n  \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-four-homemade-finishing-salts/
CATEGORIES:Advent Calendar 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171206
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
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LAST-MODIFIED:20171116T201707Z
UID:1531-1512432000-1512518399@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY FIVE: #GivingTuesday Plan Canada Safe-Delivery Kit
DESCRIPTION:TUESDAYS IN ADVENT ARE GIVING DAYS!\nToday\, we will be donating funds towards a “Safe-Delivery Kit” at PlanCanada.ca.\nFrom the organization:\n\nThere are few bonds as strong as that between mother and child. Instinctively\, mothers worry about keeping their children healthy and safe. But this can be challenging in the developing world\, where diseases are prevalent and health care is limited. Given to expectant mothers\, these kits will make all the difference. From hygiene items to a warm wrap for swaddling little ones\, the kits are packed with essentials to safely deliver babies and empower new moms. This special gift will also improve access to health clinics and services for mothers and children – reducing worries alongside risks\, delivering good health and enabling them both to grow stronger\, together.\n\nCLICK HERE TO FIND A GIFT OF HOPE FROM PLAN CANADA\nWhat will you give today?\nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-five-giving-tuesday-plan-canada-safe-delivery-kit/
CATEGORIES:Advent Calendar 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171207
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T020713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171206T035948Z
UID:1540-1512518400-1512604799@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY SIX: Write Christmas Cards and Letters to Santa
DESCRIPTION:TODAY WE WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS\n& LETTERS TO SANTA!\n(Yes! All of us are writing letters to Santa!)\nBut\, here’s the twist\, folks. Don’t mail those letters to Santa yet.\nOn Friday\, we’ll be doing something a little different with them…\nOf course\, no letter writing party is complete without a cookie!\nWe’ve got a batch of Malted Chocolate Chip Cookies all ready to go!\nHere’s the recipe!\nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-six-write-christmas-cards-and-letters-to-santa/
CATEGORIES:Advent Calendar 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171208
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T024113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171111T130011Z
UID:1550-1512604800-1512691199@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY SEVEN: Photograph the Toronto Christmas Market
DESCRIPTION:TORONTO CHRISTMAS MARKET!\nToday\, we’re heading to the Toronto Christmas Market to browse the stalls\, ride the Ferris wheel\, and sample the hot chocolate.\nThe main focus of our trip will be to photograph the market from interesting angles.\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-seven-photograph-toronto-christmas-market/
CATEGORIES:Advent Calendar 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171209
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T032519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171121T114357Z
UID:1566-1512691200-1512777599@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY EIGHT: A Very British Netflix Christmas
DESCRIPTION:A VERY BRITISH NETFLIX CHRISTMAS\nTonight\, we’ll watch Season Two of Netflix’s The Crown and do some “Very British Christmas” things. We’ll make (and probably burn) sponge toffee\, sample a few Cadbury bars\, open last year’s leftover Christmas crackers just to steal their paper crowns\, and…drumroll please…burn our letters to Santa in hopes that the wind will carry their ashes to the North Pole.\nRun\, Corgis\, Run!\n  \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-eight-a-very-british-netflix-christmas/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171210
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UID:1584-1512777600-1512863999@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY NINE: Tour St. Lawrence Market and Plan Christmas Dinner
DESCRIPTION:MARKET INSPO DAY\n We’re going to head over to the busy Saturday St. Lawrence Food Market to take more photographs today. We’ll tour the food stalls\, indulge in as many free samples as possible\, and take pictures of our potential “main courses.” Back at home\, we’ll pore over our cookbooks and come up with a plan for Christmas Dinner.\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-nine-tour-st-lawrence-market-plan-christmas-dinner/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171211
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UID:1595-1512864000-1512950399@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY TEN: Listen to Christmas Radio Plays and Sketch A Scene
DESCRIPTION:LISTEN TO CHRISTMAS RADIO PLAYS AND SKETCH A SCENE\nTonight\, we’re going to listen to some old-school radio plays\, not via radio\, but via youtube. And\, as we listen along\, we’ll sketch a scene or two using whatever blank paper and art supplies we happen to have on hand.\nWe might just try these three very different “A Christmas Carol” episodes:\nThe Mercury Theatre “A Christmas Carol”\n \nRichard Diamond\, Private Detective\, A Christmas Carol\n \nGracie Allen and George Burns\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjtfjEO_wZ8 \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View\n 
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-ten-listen-christmas-radio-plays-sketch-scene/
CATEGORIES:Advent Calendar 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171212
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T054933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171210T215051Z
UID:1606-1512950400-1513036799@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY ELEVEN: Blind Chocolate Tasting
DESCRIPTION:BLIND CHOCOLATE TASTING\nSAY\, WHAT?\nToday\, we’ll grab a box or two of chocolates from the drugstore or from a fancy chocolatier\, or both. We’ll divide them into quarters and place them into labelled-on-the-bottom and numbered-on-the-top mini-muffin cups. We’ll take turns pulling a Santa hat down over each other’s eyes [or not]. And\, we’ll guess which flavours we’re consuming and which bites are best\, rating them on a scale of 0 to 10 Elves-on-the-Shelf\, 0 Being Best.\nNow\, while this is going to be a pretty chill family affair\, I’m still going to print out these free Chocolate Tasting Charts from Wine Spectator for us to use tonight.\nAnd yo\, chocofficionados\, did you know you can get gorgeous\, giftable chocolate tasting papers like the ones below from Projet Chocolat?\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-eleven-blind-chocolate-tasting/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171213
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LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T111725Z
UID:1601-1513036800-1513123199@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY TWELVE: #GivingTuesday Daily Bread Food Bank
DESCRIPTION:IT’S ANOTHER #GIVINGTUESDAY\nWE’VE GIVEN TO THE DAILY BREAD FOOD BANK!\nClick the logo below and give.\nIt’s just that simple.\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-twelve-givingtuesday-daily-bread-food-bank/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171214
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UID:1636-1513123200-1513209599@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY THIRTEEN: Santa Lucia Celebration
DESCRIPTION:DECEMBER 13th MARKS THE FEAST OF SANTA LUCIA!\nToday\, we light candles\, or “wear light in our hair\,” and brave the winter weather by going for an evening walk or skate. And\, in our pockets\, we’ll hide some Pepparkakor: Spicy Ginger Snaps!\nWant to learn more about the Feast of Saint Lucy?\nWatch this Video!\n\nSo\, are you ready to eat? Just follow this link to my recipe for Pepparkakor!\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-thirteen-santa-lucia-celebration/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171215
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CREATED:20171111T134631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171210T215331Z
UID:1641-1513209600-1513295999@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY FOURTEEN: Dinner and Star Wars
DESCRIPTION:DINNER AND STAR WARS!\nDINNER AND STAR WARS!\nIt’s the most wonderful time of the year!\nToday\, we’ll be sneaking off for a screening of Star Wars\, The Last Jedi.\nAnd\, we’re hoping to work in some of the miraculous burgers\, fries\, and shakes from a favourite restaurant downtown.\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-fourteen-dinner-star-wars/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171216
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LAST-MODIFIED:20171210T215437Z
UID:1647-1513296000-1513382399@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY FIFTEEN: Family Drama Night
DESCRIPTION:IMPROVISE A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY RADIO DRAMA\nRound up your jingle bells\, your train whistles\, and all your best sound props! Inspired by last Sunday’s radio listening party and by a recent screening of Murder on the Orient Express\, we’re going to improvise and record a 30-Minute Christmas Radio Play tonight.\nOur focus will be on a mysterious murder or theft onboard a train that’s been weaving its way through a snowy route on Christmas Eve.\n \nWe’ll spend exactly five minutes generating the names and basic identities of our inspector and our very suspicious characters (at least two per family member) as well as that of our “victim” and what looks to be their manner of death (or the disappearance or their loot). And\, we’ll call out and write down the first 10 Christmas foods\, activities\, and objects that come to mind\, vowing to incorporate them\, somehow\, in our radio drama. What’s the name of our train\, for instance? And is there a “seasonal” murder weapon?\nGosh\, this reminds me of the Christmas Clue game we made with the kids five years ago!\n \nWill we discover who dunnit?\nOr will this be the first instalment of a serialized Christmas drama?\nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-fifteen-family-drama-night/
CATEGORIES:Advent Calendar 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171217
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LAST-MODIFIED:20171208T005136Z
UID:1656-1513382400-1513468799@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY SIXTEEN: Christmas Cookie Marathon
DESCRIPTION:CHRISTMAS COOKIE MARATHON!\nToday\, we’re making ALL of the Christmas Cookies!\nCheck out my 12 Days of Holiday Baking for all the recipes!\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-sixteen-christmas-cookie-marathon/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171218
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T162807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171206T040145Z
UID:1659-1513468800-1513555199@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY SEVENTEEN: Carols\, Cocktails\, and Books
DESCRIPTION:IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE COCKTAILS!\nLet’s make this a low-tech Sunday.\nWe’ll sing carols\, make cocktails and kid-friendly mixed drinks\, and read our Family Book Exchange books.\nHere are my recipes for a Fireshine Martini and a Hot Buttered Rum\ninspired\, respectively\, by my recent trip to Stratford and by our anniversary trip to Prince Edward County!\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-seventeen-carols-cocktails-books/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171219
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LAST-MODIFIED:20171206T040035Z
UID:1662-1513555200-1513641599@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY EIGHTEEN: Breakfast for Dinner
DESCRIPTION:BREAKFAST FOR DINNER!\nThere’s nothing like the smell of Sunday brunch\, especially on a Monday night!\nBacon? Eggs? Coffee? Maple Syrup? Magic!\nSeeing as it’s the last Monday of the school year\, we might as well go crazy and have an enormous breakfast for dinner.\nAlong with the pancakes and bacon\, I’ll have an amazing frittata all ready to go.\nCheck out my Quattro Stagioni Sheet Pan Frittata!\nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-eighteen-breakfast-dinner/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171220
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T171314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T110137Z
UID:1664-1513641600-1513727999@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY NINETEEN: #GivingTuesday Forests Ontario
DESCRIPTION:MAKE A DONATION TO FORESTS ONTARIO\nForests Ontario is dedicated to making Ontario’s forests greener. Their ambitious tree planting initiatives\, extensive education programs\, and decades of community outreach have helped plant millions of trees in the province each year—and it’s through these efforts that they’re bringing their vision for healthier forests to a new generation of stewards\, partners\, teachers\, and donors.\nClick the logo below to find out how you can get involved.\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-nineteen-givingday-forests-ontario/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171221
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T173359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171111T195642Z
UID:1669-1513728000-1513814399@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY TWENTY: See the Lights!
DESCRIPTION:BREAK OUT THE MITTENS AND TOQUES!\nWE’RE HEADING OUT TO SEE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!\nSince we’re closing in on the winter Solstice\, we might as well take advantage of all of this darkness and enjoy the holiday spectacle.\nTonight\, we’ll take a walk or a cab to see the rows and rows of light-up\, inflatable Santas all along Toronto’s Inglewood drive!\nThen\, back at home\, we’ll take a late night walk around our own neighbourhood\, toting our cameras and flasks of hot chocolate.\nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-twenty-see-lights/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171222
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T182039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171221T140959Z
UID:1677-1513814400-1513900799@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY TWENTY-ONE: At-Home Spa Day
DESCRIPTION:SPA DAY AT HOME\nBreak out the sheet masks and polishes.\nToday\, we’re going to have a spa day at home.\nAnd\, we’re doing it on the cheap\, with whatever we’ve got on hand.\nWant to slather an egg on your face?\nGo right ahead.\nFeel like rubbing avocado all over your tired elbows?\nWhat’s stopping you?\nRemember\, coconut oil is basically magic for skin\, hair\, everything.\nNeed a salad to go with all this spa-ing?\n Check out my go-to recipe on Plenty:\nTHE CALM SALAD\n \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-twenty-one-home-spa-day/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171223
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T184239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171129T234245Z
UID:1681-1513900800-1513987199@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY TWENTY-TWO: Pyjama Exchange and Pizza Party
DESCRIPTION:PYJAMA EXCHANGE & PIZZA PARTY\nToday\, we’ll be exchanging pyjamas by the fire.\nOf course we’ll put them on right away!\nThen\, we’ll order pizza\, pour the wine or fizzy water\, cuddle up on the couch\, and put on a few old movies.\nIt can’t get any better than that!\nFave movie? Holiday (1938)\, of course!\n\nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
URL:https://www.smellingsaltsjournal.com/event/advent-day-twenty-two-pyjama-exchange-pizza-party/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171224
DTSTAMP:20260521T113903
CREATED:20171111T191647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171208T004905Z
UID:1687-1513987200-1514073599@www.smellingsaltsjournal.com
SUMMARY:ADVENT DAY TWENTY-THREE: Bûche de Noël and a Brisk Walk
DESCRIPTION:CHOCOLATE MALT BÛCHE DE NOËL & A BRISK WALK\nEvery year\, or close to\, I come up with a new recipe or flavour profile for our Christmas Yule Log Cake\, or Büche de Noël.\nThis year\, I’ve come up with a Chocolate Malt Bûche de Noël for us to bake.\n \nClick Here for the Recipe!\n\nWait\, what? This isn’t the bûche you’re looking for?\nWell then\, check out my other FIVE Bûche de Noël recipes on SSJ’s 12 Days of Holiday Baking Index.\nIn between steps of the recipe\, we’ll go outside with the dog and take brisk steps of our own.\nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
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SUMMARY:CHRISTMAS EVE CHECKLIST
DESCRIPTION:IT’S THE LAST DAY OF ADVENT!\nHere’s my Christmas Eve Checklist for 2017\n□ Take another brisk walk outdoors and come home to a hot cuppa!\n□ Prep the mains and sides for tomorrow’s Christmas dinner.\n□ Eat a light lunch and have a teaser cocktail! Or\, raid the cookie platter. \n□ Mid-afternoon nap to prepare for midnight mass.\n□ Listen to Jon Solomon’s 29th Annual 25-Hour Christmas Radio Show! This show runs from 5pm Christmas Eve to 6pm Christmas Day on WPRB in Princeton\, N.J. But you can Listen In from anywhere on a computer or phone!\n□ Feast of the Seven Fishes. Celebrate the season with a fish-themed supper. Bon Appetit just published a killer 5 dish menu I think I’m going to wait and try for my next birthday! This holiday\, I’ll probably go for a Feast of Seven Fishes in 2-3 dishes…More on that later?Perhaps!\n□ Midnight Mass at the Cathedral\n□ Cookies\, Milk\, and Carrots for Santa and his Crew\n□ Goodnight Kisses for the Kids\n[And\, no\, you can’t open “just one present” before bed in our house!]\n□ Late-Late-Night Cocktails for the Parents\n  \nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
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SUMMARY:MERRY CHRISTMAS
DESCRIPTION:MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!\nReturn to the Advent Calendar 2017 Monthly View
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SUMMARY:NEW YEAR'S EVE Movie Marathon
DESCRIPTION:NEW YEAR’S EVE MOVIE MARATHON\nEvery New Year’s Eve\, we order take-out (usually Chinese) and have a movie marathon.\nThese usually have a theme. We’ve done Sherlock Holmes\, Lord Peter Wimsey\, Hitchcock\, and Thin Man Movie binges. And\, last year\, we had a Transformation Movie spectacular.\nWhat will this year’s theme be?\n \nWell\, we’re still not positive. But\, it’s looking like it will be a fairly obvious one…\nWant a hint where we’re headed? (Though\, we just might change our minds…)\nWhat does the film above\, My Man Godfrey (1936)\, have in common with the two films below\, Holiday (1938) and After The Thin Man (1936)?\n \nDon’t forget to chill the bubbly!\n  \nRETURN TO THE 2017 ADVENT CALENDAR MONTHLY VIEW
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SUMMARY:Advent Day 1: Tree Trimming Party
DESCRIPTION:TREE TRIMMING PARTY\nIt’s December 1st and the Scouts have set up their Christmas tree lot around the corner beside the AME Church. We’ve had an artificial tree for years. But\, now that we have furniture that seats more than two\, our old tree doesn’t fit our living space. For the first time in forever\, we’re going to pick out a live tree and trim it to fit the room! I can’t wait for the smell of fir inside the house again!    \nIt’s also time to make the Favourite Photo Ornaments!\nHere are this year’s very French fave photos front and back:\n\nOh\, and I almost forgot to mention\, we’ll totally be trimming the tree whilst watching the Northwestern Wildcats DEFEAT the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big 10 Championship game tonight. GO CATS! \nReturn to the Advent 2018 Events Page
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SUMMARY:Advent Day 2: Write a Punk Rock Christmas Carol
DESCRIPTION:Today\, each of us is going to write a Punk Rock Christmas Carol.\nSigning bonus if you mention seltzer or incorporate the sound of carbonation.\n\n\n\n\n\nHere are some Ramones lyrics for inspo:\n_________________________________\n\nMerry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)\n\nMerry Christmas\, I don’t want to fight tonight with\n__\nMerry Christmas\, I don’t want to fight tonight\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMerry Christmas\, I don’t want to fight tonight\nMerry Christmas\, I don’t want to fight tonight with you\n__\nWhere is Santa at his sleigh?\nTell me why is it always this way?\nWhere is Rudolph? Where is Blitzen\, baby?\n__\nMerry Christmas\, merry merry merry Christmas\nAll the children are tucked in their beds\nSugar-plum fairies dancing in their heads\nSnowball fighting\, it’s so exciting baby\n__\nI love you and you love me\nAnd that’s the way it’s got to be\nI loved you from the start\n‘Cause Christmas ain’t the time for breaking each other’s heart\n__\nWhere is Santa at his sleigh?\n\n\nTell me why is it always this way?\nWhere is Rudolph? Where is Blitzen\, baby?\nMerry Christmas\, merry merry merry Christmas\n__\nAll the children are tucked in their beds\nSugar-plum fairies dancing in their heads\nSnowball fighting\, it’s so exciting baby\n__\nAy yeah yeah yeah\n__\nI love you and you love me\nAnd that’s the way it’s got to be\nI knew it from the start\n‘Cause Christmas ain’t the time for breaking each other’s heart\n__\nMerry Christmas\, I don’t want to fight tonight with\nMerry Christmas\, I don’t want to fight tonight with\nMerry Christmas\, I don’t want to fight tonight with you\n__\nSongwriter: Joey Ramone\n\n\n\nMerry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music\, Inc\, BMG Rights Management\n \n\n\nRETURN TO THE ADVENT 2018 EVENTS PAGE
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SUMMARY:Advent Day 3: Christmas Cookie Wars
DESCRIPTION:CHRISTMAS COOKIE WARS!\nToday marks a Battle Royale between the Ancients and the Moderns\nToday\, our favourite Christmas Cookie recipe will go head-to-head with a rookie-newcomer for the title of Christmas Cookie Champion 2018! \nWhat does this mean?  First\, the family is going to settle on our favourite holiday cookie from our own recipe collection. Will it be Pepparkakor? Brownie Cookies? Ginger Cookies? Nona’s Lemon Knots? We might just have to draw a name out of a hat! \nThen\, we’ll ask the kids to search the internet\, the lesser-known portion of our cookbook shelf\, or the local newsstand magazine rack for a cookie recipe they’ve never tried but are dying to bake. Things I’ve had my eye on? Ina’s Macaroons\, the New York Times’ Black and White Cookies\, and Martha’s Classic Shortbread Cookies. \nWe’ll make both cookie recipes. We’ll taste them. And\, we’ll crown a winner. \nIf one head-to-head battle isn’t enough\, we might just go ahead and create a Sweet-16 bracket to follow throughout the holiday season! \nNEWSFLASH\, KIDS: I’ve already downloaded the form... \nI think my Santa Babies would do pretty well against Tosi’s Compost Cookies. Just sayin’… \nReady\, Set\, Bake….\n \nRETURN TO THE ADVENT 2018 EVENTS PAGE
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SUMMARY:Advent Day 4: Adopt and Invent an Animal
DESCRIPTION:Adopt and Invent an Animal\nTuesdays are traditionally giving days on our Advent Calendar\nToday\, we’re going “adopt” an animal from a favourite charity\nWe’ll be letting the kids decide whether this is a symbolic adoption from either the WWF or the Zoo or a Gift of Hope in the form of chickens\, goats\, etc. from Plan International. \nThen\, we’re all going to “invent” an animal of our choice by drawing an imaginary beast\, writing its story or song\, or all of the above.\nThis need not be an entirely new species. The story could be as simple as coming up with a new reindeer for Santa’s sleigh or drawing “Wally The Christmas Owl\,” whoever they happen to be…. \nGo to!
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SUMMARY:Advent Day 5: Fried Chicken Tour
DESCRIPTION:FRIED CHICKEN TOUR!\nToday\, we’re starting stage one of our Fried Chicken Tour of the City of Toronto!\nT’s crazy about fried chicken and looking for the best in the city to sample. So\, we’re going to scan the top-ten lists and get recommendations from friends re the best (non-K) FC in the City and map out our grand tour! Today\, as a start\, I’m grabbing take-out from the place that’s tops on most folks’ lists: PG Clucks.\nPLEASE SEND MORE RECOMMENDATIONS!\nBonus points for country biscuits\, because\, who doesn’t love a good biscuit?\nThis is the first in a once-a-month series of visits on the grand tour.\n \nRETURN TO THE ADVENT 2018 EVENTS PAGE
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